Effects: High dose Short term Other effects Sedation Intoxication
{"Image DocumentName": "Effects: High dose Short term Other effects Sedation Intoxication", "Image ImageDescription": "Drowsiness. Other effects. Paradoxical excitement. Mood swings. Hostile and erratic behaviour. Higher doses generally result in: sedation. sleepiness. slower or delayed actions and responses. appearance of little muscle strength (some people). Progressively larger doses produce effects similar to alcohol and barbiturates \u2013 disinhibition, excitation, feeling good, reduction of anxiety. Some report loss of memory. Toxicity. Performance deficits. Emotional blunting. Muscle weakness. Sensitivity. Potentiates other drugs. Euphoria, hypomania. Paradoxical effects: while uncommon, they may lead to extremely uninhibited behaviour whereby the user undertakes actions uncharacteristic of them (e.g., shoplifting, assault, child battering). An increased number of people using BZDs at high doses report feeling invincible. Some people report deliberately seeking BZDs in order to conduct crime. Performance deficits: memory (especially anterograde amnesia) motor incoordination, decreased reaction time, ataxia \u2013 impaired performance on complex tasks (e.g., driving performance can be severely affected) elderly especially prone to cognitive and neuromuscular effects of BZD. Emotional blunting: inhibition of arousal centres of the brain. Hence long-term users of BZD may report anhedonia. BZDs are reported to interfere with the grieving process. Other effects include: hypotonia, headaches, sensitivity reactions, potentiation other CNS depressants, menstrual irregularities, breast engorgement, euphoria, restlessness, and hypomanic behaviour. Sources: Cape, G., Hulse, G., Robinson, G., McLean, S., Saunders, J., Young, R. & Martin, J. 2002, \u2018Sedative-Hypnotics\u2019, in Hulse, G., White, J. & Cape, G. (eds.) 2002, Management of Alcohol and Drug Problems, ch. 11, Oxford University Press, South Melbourne. Victoria Police 2002, Custodial Drug Guide: Medical Management of People in Custody with Alcohol and Drug Problems, Custodial Medicine Unit, Victoria Police, Mornington, Victoria.", "Image XResolution": "37", "Image YResolution": "37", "Image ResolutionUnit": "Pixels/Centimeter", "Image Software": "SlidePlayer", "Image YCbCrPositioning": "Centered"}